Freeze the exact IMM, mold family, clamping system, mold-changing device, transfer route, automatic couplings, functional and safety-related boundaries, responsibilities and configured evidence before ordering.
“Automatic mold change ready” is not a complete specification. A useful RFQ identifies every endpoint and revision, the selected interface documents, the released fit records, each automatic coupling, state and fault ownership, validation responsibilities and the evidence expected for the exact supplied configuration.
Start with the released mold and platen fitThe new route owns one subsystem decision. Adjacent routes keep their original buyer questions and evidence responsibilities.
| Decision | Owns | Keep separate |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic mold-change interface | The identified IMM, clamping system and mold-changing device; automatic coupling, transfer, functional and safety-related boundaries; exact source documents; responsibility split; and configuration evidence. | This page owns the system-interface register only. It supplies no change sequence, motion order, wiring instruction, safety design, performance level or supplier capability claim. |
| Mold change and production startup | The site-authorized change plan, hazardous-energy controls, material and recipe preparation, permitted setup checks, first-off approval and production release. | An approved interface package does not become a mold-change work instruction or establish that the next production run is releasable. |
| Mold mounting and platen fit | Platen datums, fixing pattern, centering, mold dimensions, mass, support, access and the selected manual or quick-clamping geometry. | The automatic-change register references the released fit record; it does not recalculate or replace the mechanical compatibility decision. |
| General machine interface register | Every physical, energy, functional, safety, data and access interface across the complete production cell. | This route narrows only the automatic mold-change subsystem. It does not absorb hot runner, core, ejector, utilities, MES or other peripheral scope. |
| Robot and handling-device interface | The identified IMM-to-robot functional, data and separate safety-signal paths, plus EOAT and part-handling evidence. | EUROMAP 71 addresses an IMM and mold-changing device. It does not prove or replace the robot interface, workspace, payload or part-removal record. |
| FAT and SAT programme | The complete configured-machine and installed-cell test programme, conditions, witnesses, observations, deviations, retest and closure. | This page identifies automatic-change evidence to request. It does not prescribe the test method or replace the wider acceptance plan. |
Complete every field for the proposed configuration. Keep unknown supplier implementations and safety results open rather than turning a generic interface label into a promise.
| Register field | Record for the proposed system | Evidence to request |
|---|---|---|
| Project and supplied-system boundary | Intended production scope, automatic-change objective, supplied equipment, integration work, site work and every explicit exclusion | Approved scope drawing and responsibility matrix naming the machine, mold, clamping, transfer, utilities, controls, integration and buyer owners |
| IMM identity and controlled revision | Exact machine and clamping configuration, serial identity when assigned, control and safety-control revisions, installed options and controlled drawings | Supplier configuration baseline tied to the proposed machine; no generic series label or assumed option |
| Mold family and revision register | Every mold in automatic-change scope, revision, halves, inserts, base plates, services and any family-specific exception | Released mold schedule and drawings with owners, approval state and open deviations |
| Mold-changing device identity | Exact device, supplier, model or project identity, control/software revision, transfer modules, staging positions and installed options | Controlled device drawings, manuals, option list and machine-facing interface specification |
| Change topology, loading side and route | Loading side, transfer direction, single or multiple staging positions, floor or machine-mounted equipment and the controlled path between storage and platens | Final layout, motion-envelope and access review for the identified machine, mold family and guarding arrangement |
| Platen, machine and guarding envelope | Tie-bar and platen envelope, daylight, mold-area guards, service access, transfer clearances and any temporary or retained obstructions | Linked mold-envelope, mounting and final-cell layout records rather than a copied catalogue maximum |
| Mold mass, dimensions, center of gravity and orientation | Controlled values and datums for each mold half and complete mold, including orientation and any asymmetric or cantilever condition | Mold-owner drawings and approved handling/load basis reviewed by the responsible machine, device and clamping suppliers |
| Approved mold-mounting interface record | Reference to the released platen datums, centering, fixing or quick-clamping geometry, support concept and mold-specific compatibility decision | Signed mounting/platen interface record; this page does not replace its dimensional review |
| Clamping-system identity and configuration | Mechanical, hydraulic or magnetic concept; exact supplier and configuration; machine and mold sides; control location; and project-specific exclusions | Controlled configuration and applicability decision; ISO 23582-1 and EUROMAP 70 or 72 are not generalized beyond magnetic systems |
| Mold retention and detachment load basis | Supplier-required mold, machine and process inputs affecting retention, sliding, breakaway, nozzle, ejector and other relevant loads | Responsible-party calculations, limits and review record for the actual combination; no universal force or margin is supplied here |
| Contact, surface and thermal condition | Applicable plate material, thickness, contact area, holes or voids, flatness, contamination condition and temperature envelope for the chosen system | Mold and clamping-supplier requirements plus configured inspection evidence; do not transfer a named system's limits |
| Support, transfer, staging and parking interface | Support points, rollers or transfer surfaces, anti-drop or retained-state boundaries, staging identity, parking condition and ownership at every handoff | Approved drawings and risk-controlled integration records for each physical state, without publishing a motion sequence |
| Automatic clamping mechanical interface | Selected project interface, relevant EUROMAP 11 part or another controlled specification, mating equipment, revision and exception list | Supplier-approved mechanical interface record; EUROMAP 11 does not prove implementation or fit by title alone |
| Ejector coupling and release state | Coupling identity, mating datums, load path, working stroke/force references, confirmed release state and ownership before transfer | Linked ejector interface record and configured coupling evidence; this field does not prescribe a coupling or robot handoff |
| Energy and media coupling interface | Every electrical, heating, cooling, hydraulic, pneumatic and other mold service; coupling identity; mating side; isolation boundary; labeling and revision | Controlled service schedule, connection drawings and as-built inspection; no EUROMAP 11 connection table is reproduced |
| IMM-to-MCD electrical interface | Exact EUROMAP 71 version or other controlled project specification, endpoint mating sides, required project functions and documented deviations | Approved interface drawing and implemented function schedule; no standard pinout, voltage or universal timing is copied |
| IMM-to-MCS electrical interface | For a magnetic system only, exact EUROMAP 70 variant/version or other controlled specification, endpoint configuration, required functions and deviations | Approved machine-to-MCS interface and configuration record; a document name does not prove compatibility or safety |
| Functional states, permissions and fault ownership | One controlled row per required state, permission, availability condition, loss or fault, naming source, destination, meaning and responsible owner | Project functional specification and observed configured evidence; no universal state machine or recovery instruction |
| Risk, safety function and validation responsibility | Applicable machine and clamping-system boundaries, risk owner, identified safety functions, required performance basis, design owner and validation owner | Qualified risk, design and validation records for the actual system; this checklist selects no safety function, architecture or performance level |
| Modes, unexpected start-up, acceptance and change control | Mode ownership, isolation and unexpected-startup boundary, approved FAT/SAT scope, as-built documents, open actions and revalidation triggers | Machine- and site-specific requirements, signed configured evidence and revision-controlled handover; this page is not an operating or test procedure |
Exact versions and project applicability require confirmation. No table below reproduces a connector assignment, operating step or safety-control design.
| Source family | Use in the RFQ | Do not infer |
|---|---|---|
| EUROMAP 11 | Ask which automatic clamping, console/energy-coupling, connection and ejector-coupling parts are actually selected for the identified equipment. | Do not copy dimensions, connections or contact assignments. The 1993 recommendation does not prove a supplied interface, complete compatibility or a safe change system. |
| EUROMAP 70 | Identify the selected IMM-to-magnetic-clamping-system electrical interface variant, version, endpoints and project functions. | It is not the mold-changing-device interface, not a mechanical fit record and not evidence of magnetic-system integration or safety performance. |
| EUROMAP 71 | Identify the selected IMM-to-mold-changing-device electrical interface, device arrangement, endpoints, functions and deviations. | It is not the robot interface, not the magnetic-clamping interface and not a universal change sequence or proof of interoperability. |
| EUROMAP 72 and ISO 23582-1 | Keep magnetic clamping as an application-specific integration and safety boundary with machine, mold, process and responsible-party inputs. | These sources are not generalized to mechanical, hydraulic or pneumatic clamping systems and do not establish one acceptable system result. |
| ISO 20430, ISO 12100 and ISO 14118 | Keep machine lifecycle hazards, project risk work and prevention of unexpected start-up visible when the interface and change states are specified. | The public scope pages do not design the machine/cell, select the means for a specific task or replace the applicable type-C requirements and site controls. |
| ISO 13849-1/-2 and IEC 60204-1 | Assign the design, electrical-equipment, safety-related-control and validation evidence to qualified project parties and exact revisions. | This page selects no safety function, required performance level, circuit, device, test method or conformity result. |
Qualified parties define the engineering and safe test methods. The buyer register keeps identities, responsibilities, evidence and exclusions visible through handover and later changes.
| Evidence gate | Record to retain | Boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Scope and applicability gate | The exact IMM, mold family, clamping system, mold-changing device, cell boundary, source document/version and every exclusion are identified. | A named document establishes traceability only; it does not prove implementation, interoperability, safety or contractual supply. |
| Mechanical and service gate | Released mounting, transfer, support, clamping, ejector and energy/media coupling records agree on datums, identities and revisions. | The interface register does not replace the responsible engineering calculations, drawings or inspection methods. |
| Functional and fault gate | Required project states, permissions, availability conditions, losses and faults have named sources, destinations, meanings and owners. | The responsible parties define the safe behavior and recovery rules; no pinout, sequence, timeout or operating instruction is supplied here. |
| Risk and validation gate | The project retains the responsible risk assessment, selected safety functions, design records, validation plan, results, deviations and approvals. | No source card or interface label establishes a performance level, safe state, conformity, certification or final-cell safety result. |
| Configured acceptance and handover gate | FAT/SAT observations identify the tested equipment and software revisions; the final handover contains as-built records, open actions and recheck triggers. | Factory evidence cannot establish untested site conditions, production startup, all mold families or later changed configurations. |
Reviewed 31 July 2026. The EUROMAP catalogue currently exposes distinct documents for automatic clamping and couplings, an IMM-to-magnetic-clamping-system electrical interface, an IMM-to-mold-changing-device electrical interface and magnetic-system integration. ISO and IEC pages provide magnetic-clamping, machine, risk, control-system, unexpected-startup and electrical-equipment scope context only. The named-OEM article only demonstrates why system boundaries must be itemized. None proves a NEW ORIENTAL IMM interface, option, compatibility, conformity, certification, safety result, performance or delivered case.
The current official catalogue lists EUROMAP 11, 70, 71 and 72 with their distinct automatic-change, magnetic-clamping and mold-changing-device scopes.
Boundary: Catalogue presence does not prove supplier implementation, current suitability for one project, compatibility, conformity or a complete safety result.
The official 1993 recommendation separates mechanical automatic clamping, console/energy-coupling, connection and ejector-coupling parts.
Boundary: It is an interface reference, not a universal design or proof that any NEW ORIENTAL IMM machine or mold implements its parts. No dimensions, pinout or procedure is reproduced.
The May 2015 document defines a bounded electrical connection between an IMM and magnetic clamping system and distinguishes its stated interface variants.
Boundary: It does not establish mechanical fit, magnetic retention, mold-changing-device coordination, safety validation or implementation by NEW ORIENTAL IMM.
The May 2015 document defines the electrical connection between an IMM and mold-changing device for the arrangements within its stated scope.
Boundary: It does not define the robot interface, select a clamping system, prove endpoint interoperability or authorize a universal operating or fault-recovery sequence.
The January 2006 recommendation treats magnetic clamping as an application-driven integration involving the machine, mold, process and responsibilities of multiple parties.
Boundary: Its scope is magnetic clamping on horizontal IMMs. It is not generalized to other clamping concepts and none of its limits, choices or procedures transfers to this site.
The official ISO page lists Edition 1, published March 2023, for design, construction and integration of magnetic clamping systems for plastics and rubber machines.
Boundary: The public scope excludes hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical clamping systems. It does not prove a supplied system, conformity, certification or validation result.
The official ISO page lists the injection-molding-machine safety standard as confirmed in 2025 and covers relevant machine lifecycle hazards within its stated scope.
Boundary: Publication status does not prove machine or cell conformity, automatic-change capability, a completed risk assessment or safe operation.
The current ISO page provides the general machinery risk-assessment and risk-reduction methodology scope and notes that a revision is under development.
Boundary: This page does not perform the project risk assessment, identify every hazard or select a risk-reduction measure for the configured system.
The official ISO page lists Edition 4, published April 2023, for design and integration methodology for safety-related parts of control systems.
Boundary: The standard does not specify the safety functions or required performance levels for this application, and this checklist selects neither.
The official ISO page identifies analysis and testing of specified safety functions and achieved control-system results as validation work and notes a replacement draft is under development.
Boundary: This page does not supply a validation plan, analysis, test method, achieved category or performance level for any machine or cell.
The official ISO page covers designed-in means intended to prevent unexpected machine start-up across stated energy sources so that human interventions can be considered safely.
Boundary: It does not select the means for this specific machine or task, set a performance level or replace the machine, site and risk-assessment requirements.
IEC publication 71256 is the consolidated Edition 6.1 reference for electrical, electronic and programmable electronic equipment of machines within its stated scope.
Boundary: It does not choose an automatic-change interface, authorize wiring work, prove compliance or replace configured electrical design and verification.
The named-OEM article shows why an automatic change proposal can span clamping platens, quick couplings, machine assistance and a dedicated mold-changing system rather than one interface label.
Boundary: It is ENGEL-specific marketing context only. No ENGEL product, option, sequence, time saving, integration method, safety result or capability transfers to NEW ORIENTAL IMM.
The answers keep source labels, physical fit, functional coordination, safety validation, operating procedures and supplier capability in separate records.
No. Identify the exact parts and edition relied on, both mating endpoints, the released mold and platen records, clamping concept, ejector and energy couplings, deviations and configured evidence. A document title alone proves neither implementation nor compatibility.
No. EUROMAP 70 is scoped to the electrical connection between an IMM and magnetic clamping system. EUROMAP 71 is scoped to the electrical connection between an IMM and mold-changing device. A project may require one, both or another controlled specification depending on the configured architecture.
No. The public ISO scope is for magnetic clamping systems and expressly excludes hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical clamping systems. Record the actual clamping concept and let qualified parties identify the applicable requirements.
No. This page controls the procurement interface and evidence package. The separate startup route owns the site-authorized change plan, hazardous-energy controls, material and recipe state, permitted checks, first-off approval and production release.
No. Match the exact documents and revisions, endpoint configuration, required functions, state meanings, safety-related boundary, fault ownership, mechanical and service interfaces, configured observations, deviations and as-built handover.
Reference the approved requirements and risk/validation plan, identify every tested equipment and software revision, state the available conditions and observations, record deviations and retest status, and retain the as-built set and recheck triggers. Qualified parties define and execute the safe test method.
Attach the configured IMM, mold family, clamping system and mold-changing-device identities; released fit and layout drawings; exact interface documents and versions; automatic clamping, ejector and service-coupling scope; functional and safety responsibilities; configured FAT/SAT plan; as-built handover and open evidence list. Keep every unconfirmed supplier implementation, safety result and performance claim open.
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